Participants will examine the role of the performer in the context of their daily lives. This workshop is an opportunity to explore the integration of the body and mind as part of an approach to overall health care and well-being. Topics to be covered include:

Motivation and self-confidence

Enhanced performance training

Coping strategies and recovery

Dr. Douglas B. Misener is a Rehabilitation Psychologist with a doctoral degree from the University of Toronto. He was certified as a Kinesiologist in 1997 and has been employed in a variety of positions relating to rehabilitation psychology providing both assessment and treatment services. As a psychologist and kinesiologist he believes the integration of body and mind are the keys to good health and personal fulfillment. He has worked as a consultant to such organizations as the Canadian Sport Centre Ontario, National Ballet of Canada, and Women’s College Sport C.A.R.E. He has also worked with individuals experiencing pain management difficulties. Dr. Misener uses a cognitive-behavioural model of counselling to address a variety of conditions impacting on everyday functioning in the home, community and workplace.